Asparagus tetragonus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Asparagus tetragonus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asparagus tetragonus, Bresler (A. racemosus telragonus, Baker). A climbing vine, 15-20 ft. high: roots tuberous, elliptic, 1-2 in. long: sts. gray to brown, branching above: cladodes 3-8, usually 5, 3-4-angled, ⅓-⅝ in. long, dense; more or less falcate: lf.-scale on main st. with a strong recurved basal spine up to ½ in. long: fls. in racemes 2-3 in. long, on old wood; perianth white or pink, ¼ in. diam., segms. obovate-obtuse; fls. fragrant. S. Afr. B.M. 8288. G.C. III. 23:147. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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